A Dryden man was convicted of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, according to a Tompkins County District Attorney's Office press release.

Edward Andre Alexander, 44, faces a maximum seven-year prison sentence. He was found guilty on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

The jury deliberated for about three hours on Thursday before reaching the guilty verdict, according to the district attorney's office. A date for sentencing hasn't been determined.

During the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2014, Alexander sexually abused the girl while she slept in his Dryden home. Alexander was friends with the victim's parents, and the group had celebrated New Year's Eve in Alexander's home.

After the girl woke up, Alexander told her, "Don't tell your dad," according to the district attorney's office.